Tyler Lamb

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Tyler Lamb
Tyler Lamb (6707067183) (cropped).jpg
Lamb with UCLA in 2012
No. 8–Kumamoto Volters
Position Small forward
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1991-05-16) May 16, 1991 (age 33)
West Covina, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Thai
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school Mater Dei
(Santa Ana, California)
College
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Hi-Tech Bangkok City
2016–2018 Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions
2018Hi-Tech Bangkok City
2018 Tycoon
2019–2020 Mono Vampire
2022 TaiwanBeer HeroBears
2024Hitech Bangkok City
2024-present Kumamoto Volters
Career highlights and awards
  • TPBL Best Shooting guard (2019)
  • TBL Champion (2018)
  • ABL Champion (2017)
  • ABL ASEAN Heritage Import MVP (2017)
  • Second-team All-Big West (2014)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Philippines Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Cambodia Team

Tyler Lamb (born May 16, 1991) is a Thai-American professional basketball player for the Kumamoto Volters of the B.League. He played college basketball for UCLA and Long Beach State. Tyler began his professional career in his mother's homeland, Thailand.

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Early life

Lamb was born in West Covina, California. His mother, Cherry, is Thai, and his father, Terry, is American. Lamb attended Mater Dei High in Santa Ana. [1]

College career

Lamb started his college career for the UCLA Bruins in 2010. [2] After three years, he transferred to Long Beach State. [3] After starting all but one game for the Bruins in 2011–12, he was concerned about not receiving enough playing time with Larry Drew II, Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson, Jordan Adams and Norman Powell in the mix at guard for UCLA. [4] He averaged 5.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in his career with the Bruins. [5] In his first season with Long Beach State in 2013–14, Lamb was named second-team all-conference in the Big West Conference. [6]

Professional career

Lamb signed with the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League on February 23, 2022. [7]

After playing for two clubs in Asia, Lamb signed a player contract with the Kumamoto Volters on July 29, 2024. [8] The preseason match held on September 7 saw him start a team-high 15 points. [9] Lamb was injured in the game on November 2, 2024, and placed on the injured list on the 12th. [10] Lamb was removed from injured list on December 27, 2024 [11] , and returned play the next game. On January 18, 2025, Lamb participated in the 'B.LEAGUE ASIA RISING STAR GAME', scoring 8 points and recording 6 assists [12] .

National team career

In 2017, Tyler Lamb played for the Thai national team at the Southeast Asian Games, where they won bronze. The following year, he made his FIBA debut in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 SEABA Pre-Qualifier. [13] The national team advanced to the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers.

In 2019, he rejoined the national team for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games men's basketball tournament.

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References

  1. ↑ Henson, Joaquin M. (August 19, 2017). "Thais a different team with Lamb". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ "SRCBB". sports-reference.
  3. ↑ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster". longbeachstate.
  4. ↑ Wharton, David (November 26, 2012). "Tyler Lamb decided to leave UCLA after talking with Ben Howland". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Raphielle (December 20, 2013). "UCLA transfer Tyler Lamb a difference-maker in his Long Beach State debut". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ Morales, Robert (March 10, 2014). "Long Beach State prepares for rival Fullerton in Big West tourney; Mike Caffey named first-team All-Big West". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ Yen, William (25 February 2022). "P. LEAGUE+ & T1 LEAGUE/Basketball's 'Beast Master' is back". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "タイラー・ラム選手 2024-25シーズン 契約(新規)合意のお知らせ". 熊本ヴォルターズ (in Japanese). 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  9. ↑ "STARLUX Airlines presents FRIENDSHIP MATCH 2024 vs台湾ビールレオパーズ 試合結果". 熊本ヴォルターズ (in Japanese). 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  10. ↑ "#8 タイラー・ラム選手 インジュアリーリスト登録のお知らせ". 熊本ヴォルターズ (in Japanese). 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  11. ↑ "#8 タイラー・ラム選手 インジュアリーリスト抹消のお知らせ". 熊本ヴォルターズ (in Japanese). 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  12. ↑ "B.LEAGUE ASIA RISING STAR GAME 2025/01/18 B.LEAGUE RISING STARS VS B.LEAGUE ASIA ALL-STARS". B.LEAGUE（Bリーグ）公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  13. ↑ "Tyler Lamb to lead in FIBA debut with Thailand". FIBA.basketball.
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